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Today, pictures from valued commenter Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes.

This set of photos was taken in the vicinity of Hoi An, south of Da Nang and Hue. Hoi An is an old city situated on a river a few miles from the sea. It is known as a city of lanterns, and is loaded with bars and restaurants. At night, the place is magic as the lanterns are lit and boat tours are done. It is very walkable, and there is also a great street market.

River and Connecting Canal

Taken on 2018-01-10

Hoi An, Vietnam

This was the morning view from our room

3 in 1 Coffee Packet

Taken on 2018-01-10

Hoi An, Vietnam

The Vietnamese love their sweetened coffee (as is demonstrated by cà phê sữa đá). In the hotel rooms we stayed in, they didn’t have dedicated coffee makers in rooms – they had water boilers and packets of instant coffee. This product was fairly common – it had sugar and some powdered milk included, and was much better than expected. What I loved about it was the imagery on the packet – clearly if you drink it, you get a nice suit, a beautiful woman and a helicopter (either that, or you help the company honcho get a beautiful woman and a helicopter).

Seems so Communist, LOL.

Lanterns from a Cyclo

Taken on 2018-01-10

Hoi An, Vietnam

These were hanging everywhere

People Really Wear Them

Taken on 2018-01-10

Hoi An, Vietnam

The hats were very prevalent outside major cities. They are apparently very functional, as my experience with one later on in Laos will attest.

Japanese Bridge

Taken on 2018-01-10

Hoi An, Vietnam

This is a centuries old bridge. Flooding in the area is common during the rainy season, and the water very nearly reaches the rafters.

Sculpture in a Chinese Temple

Taken on 2018-01-10

Hoi An, Vietnam

This is a sculpture in an animist temple dedicated to a goddess of the sea.

One of Many Shrines

Taken on 2018-01-10

Hoi An, Vietnam

There were multiple shrines inside

 

Thank you so much Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes, do send us more when you can.

 

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